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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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The most explosive growth has come from companies promising to power data centers in less than a year, such as fuel-cell company Bloom Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The hyperscalers’ beneficial relationships with OpenAI and Anthropic could already be seen this earnings season in their explosive cloud and backlog growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"If there is another massive explosive attack tomorrow… then we could well find ourselves in the situation of simply having to close the production down," he wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Anthropic, which is expected to go public this year, defied skeptics by posting explosive sales growth and its first operating profit in the second quarter—powered by coding tools that have become popular with corporate clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

And while the content of the secret study was certainly interesting, what was really sparking the nation’s interest was the mystery—where did the Times get this explosive document?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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